The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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Steve Edmond
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Daingerfield, Texas
- High School:
- Daingerfield
A four-year linebacker who saw action in 49 career games with 34 starts … had 323 career tackles, which was first among active players and just 23 away from the UT all-time top 10 ... had 12 career double-digit tackle games ... three-time All-Big 12 choice, earning honorable mention honors 2012-14 ... a member of the watch lists for the 2014 Butkus Award and Rotary Lombardi Award ...prep All-American who played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … member of the ESPNU top 150 national prospect list in 2011 … won three state championships in high school.
SENIOR (2014)
Started 12 games at middle linebacker and played in all 13 ... an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection (coaches) ... ranked second on the team in tackles (131), tied for second in tackles for a loss (13) and tied for third in sacks (5.5) ... had six double-digit tackle games ... a preseason second-team All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele ... recorded five tackles and a quarterback pressure against UNT ... had 14 tackles, including a career-high tying two tackles for loss and half a sack, against BYU ... recorded 13 tackles, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble against UCLA ... had 14 tackles, including two for a loss (one sack), against Kansas ... also had a pass breakup and a QB pressure v.s the Jayhawks ... had a career highs in tackles (19), including 14 solos, and sacks (2.0) against Baylor ... recorded seven tackles, including one for a loss, against Oklahoma ... did not start vs. Iowa State due to injury, but made four stops as a reserve ... started and made four stops, including a career-high tying two for a loss, against Kansas State ... served as a game captain against K-State ... led the team with 15 tackles, including a sack, and one PBU against Texas Tech ... posted 13 tackles, including one for a loss, in the West Virginia game ... tied for the team lead with eight tackles, including one for a loss, against Oklahoma .. made six stops and recorded a quarterback pressure against TCU ... tied for the team high with nine tackles, including a sack, against Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
Played in 11 games at linebacker ... made 10 starts (did not start vs. Kansas State), including four games at MLB and six at WLB ... an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection (coaches) ... ranked fifth on the team in tackles (73), second in interceptions (2) and tied for third in pass breakups (5) despite missing nearly all of the last two games due to injury ... posted six tackles vs. New Mexico State ... had six tackles and one QB pressure vs. BYU ... posted five tackles against Ole Miss ... registered 11 tackles and one pass breakup vs. Kansas State before missing the second half of the fourth quarter after being ejected due to the new targeting rule ... missed first half against Iowa State because of ejection in previous game ... went on to post seven tackles, including one for a loss and one sack, and one QB pressure in the second half vs. the Cyclones ... had six stops and one pass breakup against Oklahoma in his first start at weakside linebacker ... registered five tackles, two pass breakups and an interception vs. TCU ... had six stops against Kansas ... shared the UT defensive player of the game award with Cedric Reed and Dalton Santos ... recorded a season-high 12 tackles, including one for a loss, one interception (on the final play of the game in overtime), one pass breakup and two QB pressures vs. West Virginia ... shared the team’s defensive player of the game award with Carrington Byndom, Desmond Jackson and Adrian Phillips ... also earned honorable mention national linebacker of the week from College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) ... had nine stops against Oklahoma State ... posted one tackle vs. Texas Tech before suffering a lacerated liver in second quarter ... missed the final two games because of that injury.
SOPHOMORE (2012)
Played in all 13 games and started the first 12 at middle linebacker ... finished second on the team in tackles (103), second in solo stops (51), tied for second in forced fumbles (2), and tied for seventh in tackles for loss (6) ... an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the AP ... tabbed preseason third-team All-Big 12 by Athlon magazine … had a team-high four double-digit tackle games and posted eight or more stops in nine contests ... made his first-career start in the season opener vs. Wyoming and had eight tackles ... posted nine tackles, including one for a loss, vs. New Mexico ... posted first career interception and ran it 22 yards for a touchdown against Ole Miss ... tied for the team lead with five tackles vs. the Rebels ... posted 10 tackles, including a career-best two for a loss, vs. Oklahoma State ... had four stops vs. West Virginia and nine vs. Oklahoma ... also forced a fumble against the Sooners ... posted 10 tackles and forced one fumble, the first of his career, vs. Baylor ... earned the team’s defensive player of the game award from the coaching staff ... recorded a career-high 11 tackles vs. Kansas ... had 10 stops and a key third-down pass breakup which stopped a fourth-quarter drive vs. Texas Tech ... recorded nine tackles, including his first career sack, against Iowa State ... had seven tackles, including three solo tackles, against TCU ... posted nine tackles, including five solo stops, and one QB hurry against Kansas State ... had two tackles in the Alamo Bowl against Oregon State, while being limited due to an ankle injury ... had his 12-game consecutive starting streak snapped in that contest.
FRESHMAN (2011)
Saw action in 12 games with 16 tackles, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one PBU and one pressure … 13 of his 16 tackles were solo stops … had six special teams tackles … tallied three tackles and a caused fumble against BYU … recorded six tackles, one tackle for loss, one PBU and one pressure at Iowa State … finished with two tackles against Kansas … had three tackles against Texas Tech … helped lead the defense to a shutout performance against Kansas, allowing only 46 yards of total offense and minus 2 rushing yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Barry Bowman at Daingerfield High School … prep All-American, two-time first-team all-state and two-time first-team all-district performer at linebacker … a first-team selection on the MaxPreps 2010 U.S. Air Force Small Schools All-American Team, a second-team ESPN RISE All-American and was named to Parade Magazine’s All-America team … played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … a member of ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the fourth-best inside linebacker and 55th-best overall prospect by ESPNU … a member of the Sporting News’ top 100 national prospects … rated as the best linebacker by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … a member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Elite 11 and the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 (state’s top prospects) … recorded 407 tackles, 71 TFL, 12 sacks, seven INTs, 16 forced fumbles and 10 fumble recoveries over his final three seasons, helping Daingerfield post a 44-3 record and win three straight state championships … named first-team 2A all-state and 2A Defensive Player of the Year by the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior … a first-team All-Texas High School selection by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football while also being tabbed the Best Linebacker and class 2A Player of the Year … also named the Division I and district 8-2A Player of the Year … named the Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press while earning first-team all-state honors by the Associated Press … tabbed the district 8-2A Division I Defensive MVP … helped lead Daingerfield to a 14-1 record and a state title … tallied 159 tackles, 26 TFL, four sacks, eight forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two INTs … also served as the team’s PAT kicker … recorded 14 tackles, a fumble recovery and a blocked field goal in a win against Redwater … tallied 16 tackles, a sack, and returned an INT for a TD in a win over Pleasant Grove … tallied 14 tackles in a 40-0 win over Atlanta … named the Defensive Player of the Game in the Class 2A Division I state championship game after forcing three fumbles and recovering one fumble in a win over Cameron Yoe … also caught two passes for 23 yards and a TD in the state championship game … named second-team all-state by the Associated Press as a junior … also named the Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-state honors by the Texas Sports Writers Association … named to Dave Campbell’s All-Texas High School football second team … selected to the Longview News-Journal’s all-East Texas Football first team … tabbed the district 17-2A Defensive MVP … led Daingerfield to a 15-1 record and a state title … recorded 182 tackles, 34 TFL, seven forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, five INTs, three TDs and two PBUs … an honorable mention selection on defense by the Longview News-Journal’s all-East Texas Football team as a sophomore … recorded 61 tackles and 20 TFL … helped lead Daingerfield to a 15-1 record and a state title as a sophomore … also played basketball and baseball.
PERSONAL
Was involved on a leadership team at Daingerfield High School … enjoys hunting and fishing ... majoring in applied learning and development ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2014).
EDMOND'S CAREER STATISTICS
2011
Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
Rice | 1 (1) | 1-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BYU | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UCLA | DNP | |||||||
Iowa State | 6 (6) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cal | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012
Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
Wyoming | 8 (1) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico | 9 (4) | 1-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ole Miss | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 10 (5) | 2-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 4 (3) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 9 (5) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | 10 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | 11 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 10 (7) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 9 (6) | 1-1 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 7 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas State | 9 (5) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oregon State | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013
Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
New Mexico St. | 6 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BYU | 6 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ole Miss | 5 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0.-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas State | 11 (7) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 7 (4) | 1-1 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oklahoma | 6 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 6 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 12 (7) | 1-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oklahoma State | 9 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | DNP-inj | |||||||
Oregon | DNP-inj |
2014
Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
North Texas | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BYU | 14 (7) | 2-3 | 0.5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCLA | 13 (7) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 14 (9) | 2-3 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baylor | 19 (14) | 2-12 | 2.0-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 7 (3) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 4 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas State | 4 (4) | 2-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 15 (10) | 1-2 | 1.0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 13 (8) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 8 (5) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 6 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Arkansas | 9 (5) | 1-6 | 1.0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEFENSE
Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
2011 | 12/0 | 16 (13) | 2-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6/ISU |
2012 | 13/12 | 103 (51) | 6-8 | 1.0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11/KU |
2013 | 11/10 | 73 (32) | 2-0 | 1.0-0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12/WV |
2014 | 13/12 | 131 (81) | 13-36 | 5.5-25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19/BU |
Career | 49/34 | 323 (177) | 23-46 | 7.5-26 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19/BU |
SPECIAL TEAMS
Year | G | TT(Solo) | FF | FR | PBLK | KBLK |
2011 | 12 | 6 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 13 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 13 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 49 | 6 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 19, vs. Baylor (Sr.)
Tackles for loss: 2, five times, last at Kansas State (Sr.)
Sacks: 2, vs. Baylor (Sr.)
Fumbles forced: 1, four times, last vs. UCLA (Sr.)
Interception: 1, three times, last at West Virginia (Jr.)
Pass breakups: 2, at TCU (Jr.)
QB pressures: 2, at West Virginia (Jr.)
Long interception return: 22 at Ole Miss (So.)